“When the Cranes no longer find their way home”

Rapid development, unchecked infrastructure expansion, unregulated resource extraction, and growth pursued at all costs have left many ecosystems severely damaged. As nature becomes depleted, the natural “shields” that once protected us grow increasingly fragile in the face of climate shocks.

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We speak often about development, about increasing GDP, about green growth—but perhaps this is the moment to revisit a more fundamental question: How are we growing, and does that path truly safeguard the achievements our country has worked so hard to build?
 

Vietnam has gained so much, yet has lost just as much; and at times, the price we pay is even greater than the economic progress we celebrate.